Summary of Services

Applied Field and Organizational Research.Our professionals offer expertise in experimental and quasi-experimental research design for analysis of social policy, program evaluation, and data-based improvement initiatives.We have extensive experience in interviewing of stakeholders and subject matter experts, focus group facilitation, survey design and analysis, and other forms of data collection for quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Leadership and Management Development. We have worked with many public and private sector organizations to analyze and improve leadership skills for executives and managers. We tailor our techniques to the specific needs of the organization and clientele, including analyses of the organization's future needs, critical competencies, and structured developmental planning.

Stakeholder Perceptions.We offer expertise in measuring public perceptions and reactions to services and programs.We apply practical techniques for identifying, analyzing, and improving processes that link to public services.

Psychometric Skills.We offer the ability to custom-design instruments to measure psychological constructs of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and opinions for applied, action-oriented research.We offer both quantitative and qualitative approaches to occupational and job analysis, and comprehesive research programs for test validation.

Language Services

We offer professional writing and translation services aimed for audiences at various levels of sophistication. By virtue of Dr. James, our services in Spanish are particularly strong and well suited to the diverse population of California. We also provide consulting services for the languages of Vietnamese and Tagalog.

Energy and Related Research

Advent Consulting Associates also offers professional support for major energy research initiatives conducted by - or on behalf of - public and non-profit agencies. Our research clientele have included the California Air Resources Board, the California Energy Commission, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, and the California Public Utilities Commission.

Our expertise includes the following:

Research design and project management

Program and policy evaluation

Survey design, analysis, and feedback

Stakeholder outreach and engagement

Job analysis and competency modeling

Test validation and Angoff analysis of cutting points

Interviews and focus group facilitation

360-degree assessment and feedback

Univariate and multivariate statistical analysis

Statistical process control

Business process mapping, analysis, and re-engineering

Our professional staff members include graduates from accredited doctoral programs in industrial and organizational psychology. We can help ensure all of our clients' psychometric validation efforts adhere to stringent professional guidelines and standards.

If your organization is seeking help with research methodology, please feel free to contact us for more information on our services.